Boston Post Advertises Subscriptions in 1918
The Boston Post listing subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions appears in a 1918 issue. Rates are shown for daily and Sunday papers with prices for various durations and a note on mailing terms and ordering methods.
Editorials on Phones and Subscriptions at the Post
Editorial notes on telephone numbers and office locations at 1004 1005 7008 Main Street. It reminds readers subscriptions must be prepaid and will be continued only if payment is received, with notices if service lapses, and directs readers to notify the Post by mail for changes or delivery.
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Boston Post Highlights Largest Newspaper Printing Press
The Boston Post claims possession of the largest newspaper printing press in New England and one of the world’s largest, underscoring its capacity and modernity in printing technology. The boast credits Robert Hoe & Co and its president, reinforcing the paper’s prestige and industry leadership.
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Pi Paper Printing Press
New England
Robert Hoe
Border firing condemned by U S brass near Douglas
Brigadier General Schuyler, commanding US troops near Douglas Arizona, warns that bullets crossing the frontier by federal or rebel forces will be a technical invasion. General Wood supports Schuyler and may order stop to any shooting that endangers Americans.
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United States
Douglas
Arizona
Wood
Reform demands safety gear despite hardship to travelers
The article notes that several New York harbor and Long Island Sound steamship lines will halt services after a government order requiring 100 percent life saving equipment. It argues this policy causes hardship for Wall Street financiers and New Jersey residents, but contends safety mandates must be enforced even if people must adjust to autos or other transport.
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Long Island Sound
Wall Street
New Jersey
Sound
The Whirl of Politics and Public Desire
Governor Wilson notes the people crave practical action over mere rhetoric. Rivals label him a theorist, yet his view captures a current public impulse. The piece argues citizens seek a direct response to their core needs through political action.
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Nalin
Euthenics as a Practical Dream in Public Thought
The excerpt critiques the twentieth century habit of branding practical ideas as ideologies. It argues that euthenics represents a rational approach rooted in common sense, cautioning against overvaluing grand labels over tangible welfare improvements.
Euthenics and its confused name
The passage contrasts eugenics and euthenics, arguing euthenics is really about public health and social reform. It questions the appeal of the term and suggests the field is simply old principles of wholesome living in new packaging.
Hiding in sight as Rosenthal killers are seized in Brooklyn
The arrest of Gyp the Blood and Lefty Louie comes during a dinner with their wives in a Brooklyn tenement they rented a month ago. After 59 days as fugitives hunted across the United States and Europe, police trapped them in a crowd of 10,000, while the broader net of arrests of Becker and other alleged accomplices expands the case.
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Lefty Louie
Herman Rosenthal
Brooklyn
United States
Europe
Whitey” Lewis
Dago Frank
Lefty
Zelig
Charles Becker
Harry Vallon
Valinsky
Signs of calm year in prosperty outlook
A newspaper notes the absence of fearmongering in this presidential year campaign. It praises stable political conduct and reports bumper crop yields, steady trade, and strong manufacturing activity as signs of growing prosperity. The piece urges ending partisan bias in forecasts.
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Mother Earth
Immigration figures show more recent arrivals returning home
Census Bureau data indicate 60.6 percent of 1910 era immigrants were still in the United States, down from 76.3 percent of 1900 era immigrants. Analysts note shifts from Irish and German waves to Italians and Greeks who come to earn money and return home.
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Opening of the Panama Canal Set for Fall 1913
The Panama Canal opening date is officially fixed for fall 1913, marking a year earlier completion than previously planned. Work began in June 1904 and Colonel George Goethals, U S Army, was appointed chairman and chief engineer to drive the project forward.
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George Goethals
United States Army Engineer Corps
Kilauea's Infernal Craters Stir Awe Among Sightseers
Tourists at Kilauea feel the earth’s thin crust as heat and smoke surround them. Postcards press into lava cracks leave blackened marks as a macabre keepsake of intimate access to the infernal region. The crater’s heat, burning wool, and sulfur odor underscore the danger, with Mokuaweoweo’s eruption potential described alongside Vesuvius and Aleutian volcanic activity.
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Yellowstone
Vesuvius
Crater
Mauna Loa
Mokuaweowee
Honolulu
Aleutian Islands
Seles
Cheerup Old Sour-Face We’ll crack a smile
A lively plea to cheer up and enjoy life despite gloom. It notes good health and daily sustenance as reasons to skip melancholy and keep spirits high. It mentions replacements for prior writers and humor as a remedy to hardship.
Woman's Lips and Sphinx Go On Strike in All Sorts
A night office meeting reports a strike by the Woman's Lips group and the Sphinx. The girls demand higher pay, six days off, daily chocolates, theatre outings, hats and furs, and an expenses account for luxury items. The narrator refuses and the groups depart.
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Beppi and Pasquale South End Church Scene
A playful tale features Beppi and Pasquale from the South as Padre Angelo comments on Rosa and her walkouts. The piece ends with a note on structural strength, stating bone can withstand 21 000 psi and hardwood half that strength.
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Pasquale
Beppi
Padre Angelo
Rosa
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